RCF S.p.A. (formerly Radio Cine Forniture - R.C.F. S.r.l.) is a widely recognized Italian manufacturer of high performance audio products including power amplifiers,

loudspeaker A loudspeaker (commonly referred to as a speaker or, more fully, a speaker system) is a combination of one or more speaker drivers, an enclosure, and electrical connections (possibly including a crossover network). The speaker driver is an ...

s, digital mixers and

digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor chip, with its architecture optimized for the operational needs of digital signal processing. DSPs are fabricated on metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit chips. ...

s (DSP).

History

RCF is an Italian audio products manufacturer founded in 1949 in

Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia (; ), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until Unification of Italy, 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 172,51 ...

, Italy. The first products sold were

microphone A microphone, colloquially called a mic (), or mike, is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, hearing aids, public address systems for concert halls and publi ...

s and electroacoustic transducers (loudspeakers). In the late ’60s, concert sound was going electric, and many loudspeaker pioneers were searching for high-powered devices to use in their designs. RCF was one of the first European OEM suppliers for international brands, thanks to the experience built on high power

transducer A transducer is a device that Energy transformation, converts energy from one form to another. Usually a transducer converts a signal in one form of energy to a signal in another. Transducers are often employed at the boundaries of automation, M ...

s. After a few years, thanks to the in-depth know-how in loudspeaker technology, RCF began to develop and produce

sound reinforcement system A sound reinforcement system is the combination of microphones, signal processors, amplifiers, and loudspeakers in Loudspeaker enclosure, enclosures all controlled by a mixing console that makes live or pre-recorded sounds louder and may also ...

s under the same brand. The introduction of the ART Series, in 1996, has established RCF among the few global manufacturers of active loudspeakers. The TT+ High Definition - Touring and Theater series equipped with DSP, introduced in 2004, and the RDNet Networked Management technology, gained RCF full recognition in the professional audio market. Since 2017, all DSP active speakers incorporate FiRPHASE technology, which allows achieving a 0° linear phase playback. RCF is the first audio manufacturer to have a complete catalogue of 0° phase-compatible sound systems including

line array A line array is a loudspeaker system that is made up of a number of usually identical loudspeaker elements mounted in a line and fed in phase, to create a near- line source of sound. The distance between adjacent drivers is close enough that t ...

s. RCF gave its name to the RCF Arena, the largest permanent outdoor concert arena in Europe.

Professional Audio Systems

:* ''ART 3/4/7/9 - Portable Speakers'' :* ''Nx Series - Professional Speakers with Wood Cabinet'' :* ''D-Line & HDL - Professional Portable Speakers'' :* ''EVOX - Column Array Portable Speakers'' :* ''Max Series - Hi Performance Speakers for Entertainment'' :* ''Sub Series'' :* ''Analog Mixer series'' :* ''Digital Mixer series'' :*
TT+ Audio
- High Performance Touring & Install Systems for large-size, high quality applications'' :* ''Studio Monitoring AYRA PRO / MYTHO / Iconica headphones''

System Integration

:* ''Installed Audio'' :* ''Commercial Audio'' :* ''Business Music Series'' :* ''Forum Congress'' :* ''EN54 Systems'' :* ''VSA - Vertically Steerable Array'' :* ''COMPACT Series - Premium Install Speakers''

Transducers

:* ''Precision Transducers''

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